Lamp-shade support



(No Model.)

S. S. WOODWARD.

LAMP SHADE SUPPORT.

'-Pate nted Jan. 19, 1886'.

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SAMUEL S. WOODWARD, OF GUIDE ROCK, NEBRASKA.

LAMB-SHADESUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334:,502, dated January 19, 1886.

v Application filed May 16, 1885. Serial No. 165,654. (No model.)

To (LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL SWOODWARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Guide Book, in the county of Webster and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamp-Shade Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements in lamp-shade supports; and it has for its object to provide a device of .this description which may be readily attached to lamps of ordinary construction, which shall support the shade thereof at any desired height relative to the burner, and which, furthermore, may be used to suspend and uphold the body of the lamp; and with these ends in view my invention consists in .the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter fully explained, and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains may fully understand its construction, I will describe the same in detail, referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvenient; and Fig. 2 an enlargeddetail of one of the posts, showing the'form and method of attachment of the slide-brackets.

Similar letters denote like parts in both figures of the .drawings.

A is a flat strip of metal bowed at its center to a broad U shape, and having its ends bent upward at right angles, to form the upright racked bars B. In turning up these bars I preferably fold the metal nearly upon itself, as will be readily seen by reference to Fig. 2. O is also a fiat strip, bent into a loop at D, and having one end turned upon itself, for the purpose presently explained. The looped portion D corresponds, substantially, in contour to the bowed portion of strip A, and is riveted or otherwise secured thereto at E. The outer end of strip 0 is also bent upward in the same manner as the ends of strip A, and forms a third upright, B.

a hook, I), in which the edge of the shade may rest. These brackets are mounted upon the upright bars by two slots vertically aligned through the upper andlower sides of the bowed portion of the bracket, and through which the bars pass These brackets hold upon the racked bars by the outer end of the slot through the upper side of the bow engaging with the racks upon the outer edge of the bar. The pressure of spring or against the inner edge of the upright tends to retain the slot in engagement with the rack, and the weight of the shade, when supported on the three hooks b, also furthers this result.

The brackets, as will be readily understood, may be readily slid up and down upon the bars, the latter motion being accomplished by releasing the slot from engagement with the rack, and so holding it during the downward movement of the bracket.

Hare rings or hooks secured in holes in the upper ends of the uprights, and to these chains may be attached for the suspension of the device, if desired.

The operation of my improvement is as follows: The loop D in strip 0 is sprung around the collar of the lamp beneath the burner, and is held in that position by the slide-link inclosing and holding its free end against the body of the strip. The sliding brackets are then moved upon the uprights, and their hooks I) serve to uphold the shade. It used as a hanging lamp, the uprights are suspended by chains or cords, when the device not only supports the shade, but the lamp as well. The shade,

by different adjustments of the brackets, may

be supported at any desired height relative to the burner or flame of the lamp.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a lamp-shade support, the combina tion, with the central loop, of the three or more horizontal arms attached to said loop,

bearing vertical racked bars, the brackets loosely mounted on the racked bars, provided with lips to carry the shade and lips to engage the teeth of the racked bars and secure the vertical adjustment thereof, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the strip 0, bent upon itself to form the loop, and having its outer end bent upward at right angles and racked, of the bowed strip A, whose ends are also racked and bent upwardly, and the sliding brackets adj ustably mounted on the racked bars, and provided with lips to engage the shade. substantially as described.

3. In combination with the loop, the horizontal bars, and the racked vertical bars, the

sliding brackets bowed and having verticallyaligned slots cut through the upper and lower sides of the bow for the admission of thebars,

having the upper end turned upward and backward against the inner surface of the bar and the lower end provided with a lip to support the shade, substantially as specified.

4. The combination of strip A, bowed at the center and having both ends turned upwardly and racked, strip 0, bent upon itself, secured to the strip A, its outer end turned upward and racked, slide-link F, traveling thereon, the sliding brackets mounted on the bars, as described, and the rings or hooks H, secured in the tops of the uprights, all for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL S. WOOD\VARD.

\Vi t n esses:

S. S. WILLIAMsoN, \V. T. HAVILAND. 

